Lake Mead Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona, the largest reservoir in the United States, drops to its lowest level in history, declining to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
2014–16 Venezuelan protests The Venezuelan Army holds the biggest military exercise in its history, citing threats to national security, amidst opposition demands of a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro.
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan police detain dozens of protesters during rallies against proposed land reforms in the former Central Asian Soviet Republic.
2015–16 Iraqi protests At least four are killed and 90 injured among protesters who stormed the Green Zone in Baghdad.
War in Afghanistan Norway Foreign Minister Børge Brende says his government is doubling humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to around 200 million kroner (US$24 million).
Civil war The Pentagon rejects a Russian proposal to stage joint airstrikes against Al-Qaeda linked groups in Syria.
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic The World Health Organization confirms that the Zika virus strain spreading in Cape Verde is the same as the one in the Americas.
Democratic Republic of the Congo At least 37 people have been killed and 22 injured in a bus crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cyclone Roanu At least 21 are killed and more than 500,000 are displaced by cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh.
Attacks on secularists in Bangladesh A homeopathic doctor is hacked to death in Bangladesh. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility.